Definition of Cotter
Cot´ter
Pronunciation:
k?t´t?r
n.
1.
A
cottager
;
a
cottier
.
Through
Sandwich
Notch
the
West
Wind
sang
Good
morrow
to
the
cotter
.
- Whittier.
1.
A
piece
of
wood
or
metal
,
commonly
wedge-shaped
,
used
for
fastening
together
parts
of
a
machine
or
structure
.
It
is
driven
into
an
opening
through
one
or
all
of
the
parts
.
[
See
Illust.
]
In
the
United
States
a
cotter
is
commonly
called
a
key
.
2.
A
toggle
.
v. t.
1.
To
fasten
with
a
cotter
.
Related Words
bucolic
,
cottar
,
peasant
,
provincial
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